Piecing Yourself Whole

Yesterday I presented highlights of my arts and writing residency "Clip, Cut, Paste: Piecing Your Stories Together" to DC Public School teachers and administrators. Comprising three main components, my residency explores art (collage, paper decorating, painting); bookmaking (learning various hand made book forms); and creative writing (developing personal narratives) that allow students to honor themselves, their families and community. My residency is part of the Kennedy Center's DC School and Community Initiative. .

Them Aint Scraps...

"Them Ain’t Scraps Just Pieces of Love Ready to Tell a Story: The Artistry and Dedication of Adjoa J. Burrowes" was the title of an abstract presented by Children's Literature specialist Nancy D. Tolson at The Children’s Literature Association Conference at Simmons College in Boston June14. Tolson is also the author of "Black Children's Literature Got De Blues: The Creativity of Black Writers & Illustrators".
http://books.google.com/books/about/Black_Children_s_Literature_Got_de_Blues.html?id=-WIfAQAAIAAJ

Branching Out Beyond the Paint

	A 90 foot-long mosaic tile and painted mural "Branching Out Beyond the Paint," will be dedicated on Saturday, June 23, 2012 at 11:30 am at the White Oak Community Recreation Center in Montgomery County, MD. The mural and mosaic tile medallions were created by Arts on the Block's Summer 2011 teen apprentices and led by artist Adjoa Burrowes.

What I Represent

Students at a juvenile detention center in Maryland created personal symbols inspired by adinkra symbols and arranged them like Kente cloth designs.